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Lieutenant Jack Walker and marine Jeff Dunlay never met on
American soil, even though they were both young military men in
1967. Instead, they met in Viet Nam. They didn't have much in
common; military service was their strongest link. Even so, through
time spent as prisoners of war, the two men became less separate,
more whole.
Friendships blossom under strange conditions. For Jack's wife,
Sally, and Jeff's sister, Susie, the most important men in their
lives left them to fight a battle on the other side of the world.
In their distress, the two women also formed a bond. When each
missed her loved one, they comforted each other. They had little in
common beyond the fear of loss, but it didn't matter.
"One More Sunrise" is a story of war, but it is also a story of
friendships built through unlikely situations-friendships with the
power to last a lifetime. Surrounded by the violence of Viet Nam,
it would be easy to lose hope, but hope was all they had. Sally and
Susie must await the return of their brave men; Jack and Jeff must
pray for One More Sunrise.
Jennifer Haraldsson Sherman is now a Wife and Mother. She is
also an Army Nurse serving in the Washington, DC area. With Vietnam
heating up, she is uncomfortable thinking of the young Americans
who will be going there to fight and die. She feels an obligation
to once again serve her country, but she knows she will have to get
the approval of her family first.
In Eastern Germany, Jennifer's old flame, Otto Bruner, is
working hard for German reunification. He has to be careful,
though, as his bosses in East Germany believe Communism is the way
to go. Underneath, Otto strongly disagrees. One only has to compare
the standard of living between East and West Germany to know that
Otto's secret feelings are correct.
In this fascinating and hair-raising story, the author lays out
the many challenges that are inherent in one of the most exciting
periods in the history of the United States. As he did with
previous novels in the series, the author ties the challenges faced
by the leading characters with the most powerful people of the era.
The novel includes U.S. Presidents from John F. Kennedy to George
Herman Walker Bush. The result is a thriller with many twists and
turns which brings the key surviving characters together in what
can truly be considered the end of an era. This book is a must-read
for all those who love a gripping story.
The greatest generation was a hardworking, strong, loving people
wanting what is now called "the American Dream." Each would be
propelled from their neighborhoods and slow-moving communities, a
safe haven that cloaked them and held them securely, into a world
war of destruction and death on December 7, 1941. America had been
awakened; Americans, a year earlier, saw and understood the evil
destined for this country was now killing other peoples of the
world.
These were to become a volunteer group of Americans assembled by
two countries, America and China, to be the first to defend an
innocent people. Today they are known as the famed AVG or American
Volunteer Group, the Flying Tigers. Their story is as vast as the
war itself; it touched those it affected with death and destruction
as it consumed everything in its path. Within the pages of this
book, the story of one pilot and one nurse will be revealed, from
when they volunteer, meet, fall in love, and marry while defending
and saving the babies, the parents, the citizens of China and
Burma. Pete and Jane maintained their beliefs of duty and honor and
sacrifice while they endured the horrors of war. Finding security
in each other's arms and a new spirit of love with each kiss,
keeping them hopeful the war would end soon.
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Sin
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Zakhar Prilepin; Edited by Nina Chordas; Translated by Simon Patterson
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Zakhar Prilepin's novel-in-stories, Sin, has become a literary
phenomenon in Russia, where it was published in 2007. It has been
hailed as the epitome of the spirit of the opening decade of the
21st century, and was called "the book of the decade" by the
prestigious Super Natsbest Award jury. In the episodes of
Zakharka's life, presented here in non-chronological order, we see
him as a little boy, a lovelorn teenager, a hard-drinking
grave-digger, a nightclub bouncer, a father, and a soldier in
Chechnya. Sin offers a fascinating glimpse into the recent Russian
past, as well as its present, with its unemployment, poverty,
violence, and local wars - social problems that may be found in
many corners of the world. Zakhar Prilepin presents these realities
through the eyes of Zakharka, taking us along on the life-affirming
journey of his unforgettable protagonist.
In an enthralling new historical novel from national bestselling
author Kate Quinn, two women-a female spy recruited to the
real-life Alice Network in France during World War I and an
unconventional American socialite searching for her cousin in
1947-are brought together in a mesmerizing story of courage and
redemption. 1947. In the chaotic aftermath of World War II,
American college girl Charlie St. Clair is pregnant, unmarried, and
on the verge of being thrown out of her very proper family. She's
also nursing a desperate hope that her beloved cousin Rose, who
disappeared in Nazi-occupied France during the war, might still be
alive. So when Charlie's parents banish her to Europe to have her
"little problem" taken care of, Charlie breaks free and heads to
London, determined to find out what happened to the cousin she
loves like a sister. 1915. A year into the Great War, Eve Gardiner
burns to join the fight against the Germans and unexpectedly gets
her chance when she's recruited to work as a spy. Sent into
enemy-occupied France, she's trained by the mesmerizing Lili, the
"Queen of Spies", who manages a vast network of secret agents right
under the enemy's nose. Thirty years later, haunted by the betrayal
that ultimately tore apart the Alice Network, Eve spends her days
drunk and secluded in her crumbling London house. Until a young
American barges in uttering a name Eve hasn't heard in decades, and
launches them both on a mission to find the truth...no matter where
it leads. "Both funny and heartbreaking, this epic journey of two
courageous women is an unforgettable tale of little-known wartime
glory and sacrifice. Quinn knocks it out of the park with this
spectacular book!"-Stephanie Dray, New York Times bestselling
author of America's First Daughter
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Prisoner
(Hardcover)
Anna Nemzer; Translated by Ronan Quinn
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